About ME

For 35 years I was a wife, now I am a widow. I am a mother and a grandmother, a friend, and a mentor to anyone who needs a little encouragement, a voice of experience, or just someone to care about them and their dreams. Georgia is my home. I was born here, and I have always said my soul is made of red Georgia clay. Georgia is home base but there is another place that captured my heart on my honeymoon. That place was Oahu, Hawaii, the turquoise waters, the laid-back lifestyle, the hey bro you’re not on the mainland any longer take it easy, all were reflections of the South I grew up in where you never met a stranger, the door was always open, and the welcome mat was always out.

You will see all of that in the Grits and Graces Logo, the colors of red Georgia clay and turquoise Hawaiian waters. That is an unusual combination, but it was just what I wanted. I still work full-time and I love what I do. I am an accountant by trade and training, or as my boss likes to call me the number squeezer.

Writing and storytelling have always been a part of me. For years friends and family said you should be writing something somewhere that everyone can read. Clearly easier suggested then done. I said to myself, just because your family and friends love what you write does not mean everyone will love it or read it so for years I just wrote for them, or helped the younger ones with the dreaded English assignments that I always loved. Then I got sick with a diagnosis that was life changing so another year passed. Then a tree fell on the house I lived in affectionately called Fort Griffies, and another 3 months flew by. Finally, fate directed me to someone who helped make the
dream of this blog a reality, so a big thank you goes to Dijisol of South Africa. So that is how Grits and Graces was born. I finally decided to put pen to internet and write a blog I have always known that
words have power so they should be carefully chosen. Words can build up or tear down.

After all that I never told you my name, I am Sharon Griffies, I also answer to Nanna. For 35 years I answered to Baby, that is what my husband always called me. It was so ingrained in our home my last child also called me Baby for a time before he finally switched over to Momma after some help from me.

Now being an empty nester, I am back where I started and that is just Sharon. I had to try that name on again, like a comfortable well-worn pair of jeans. First I was someone’s daughter, then I was a wife, then I was a mother, and finally a grandmother. It’s one of the transitions of life, coming full circle.
It suits me to be just Sharon again. I am updating the brand I guess together we will see where that leads.

The picture is of me and my Mom on her 95th birthday. it is my favorite photo of the two of us. Thanks be to God She will be 99 this year. Every day with her is a gift. You will read more about her later in the Women of Grace section of my blog. My hope for this blog is that it will always be a place you can come to find the Grit to Believe It, Grace to Achieve It, and Sweet Tea to
Celebrate It. Welcome to my South Where Grit and Grace arrived on the Winds of Change. Bless your Heart, come on in the door is open, the sweet tea is ready, and there is a place at the table with your name on it.